Wednesday, 26 February 2025
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Section: Institute for Policy Studies (USA)

      Billionaires vs Democracy
      Oct24

      Billionaires vs Democracy

      The richest man in the world is trying to buy the U.S. presidential election in order to bestow it, like a burnt offering, upon his preferred candidate. Multi-billionaire Elon Musk is not only pouring $75 million of his own money into Donald Trump’s campaign. He is now offering payments to voters in swing states in the form of a “lottery”...

      The Weaponization of Immigrants
      Oct02

      The Weaponization of Immigrants

      The immigrants were arriving on children’s bicycles and sometimes even in wheelchairs. According to Norwegian law, immigrants couldn’t cross the border by foot. So, in 2015, they were traveling from Russia to the far north of Norway on any conveyance they could find. It was an odd choice of a place to cross into the West. Norway and...

      Why Ukraine Invaded Russia
      Sep05

      Why Ukraine Invaded Russia

      Russia has more arms and more soldiers. It is spending more than twice as much as Ukraine on the military. It has managed to survive the world’s economic sanctions. It has plenty of energy, compared with Ukraine, which is facing a very cold winter as a result of Russian attacks on critical energy infrastructure. And Russian leader Vladimir...

      The Double Crisis of U.S. Foreign Policy
      Jul30

      The Double Crisis of U.S. Foreign Policy

      Approaching the consequential elections of 2024, the United States faces a stark debate over the role of the country in international affairs. The media has generally presented the two positions as the internationalism of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris versus the isolationism of Donald Trump. The current team in the White House touts the importance...

      What Do Voters Want?
      Jul16

      What Do Voters Want?

      The Right is resurgent! The Left is Back! The Center is on the march! It’s always tempting to declare, on the basis of a few elections, that a political tendency is on the ascendant. I should know: I’ve done it myself. But the only commonality in the most recent consequential elections—France, the UK, and Iran—is that voters can be...

      You Think Trump Is Bad?
      Jun24

      You Think Trump Is Bad?

      Poland is supposed to be one of the politically sane places in Europe right now. The far-right Law and Justice Party lost national elections last year to a centrist coalition and exited power after eight long years of democratic repression. Donald Tusk, who’d previously been the president of the European Council, once again became the...

      A Slippery Slope to World War III?
      Jun06

      A Slippery Slope to World War III?

      Ukraine can now use U.S. weapons to strike at targets inside Russia. That permission comes with numerous asterisks. The targets are geographically restricted to the northeast region across the border from Kharkiv, for instance, and Ukraine has only received the go-head to use short-range missiles. Other Ukrainian allies are less cautious. The...

      Tariffs on China: Trump Was Dumb, Biden Dumber.
      May23

      Tariffs on China: Trump Was Dumb, Biden Dumber.

      Japan’s recovery from the devastation of World War II was assisted by another war. Japanese manufacturers and the service industries around military bases received a big lift when they helped U.S. forces during the Korean War. A little over a decade later, South Korea got a similar boost when its manufacturers helped the U.S. military...

      Europe Braces for the Next Ukraine
      May13

      Europe Braces for the Next Ukraine

      If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November, all sorts of hell will break loose. Mexico will face a huge border crisis. China will be hit with a new wave of tariffs. Ukraine will begin preparing itself for abandonment. And Milorad Dodik will tear apart Bosnia. Perhaps you’ve never heard of Milorad Dodik. He is the leader...

      Ukraine, Israel, and the Incoherence of U.S. Foreign Policy
      May06

      Ukraine, Israel, and the Incoherence of U.S. Foreign Policy

      The process of crafting congressional legislation is often likened to sausage-making. Best not to look behind the scenes at the mechanics of the process, which is a bloody mess. But the analogy is not apt. Sure, sausage-making can be ugly. The end product, however, is presentable and usually quite tasty. The legislation that emerges from the U.S....